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• HMC&E - An out of control private army?? 21 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone had any dealings with HMC&E regards illegal fuel? Would be interested to hear about your experiences. Was "done" this time last year for having red diesel in the running tank of my car. I paid 70p per litre for what I believed should have been clear diesel.
• Looking for a new (to me) car but with specifics! 27 May 2012 (Forum)
  However I only have £4000 to play with but the car must have the following attributes: 1)Must be as quiet as possible on the motorway at 70-80mph 2)Be cheap on insurance (it appears that insurance groups don't make any difference as C180K (Grp 13) costs less to insure than a Honda Accord (Grp 11)!) 3)Be ok on fuel and get 40mpg 4)Be infinitely reliable 5)Either diesel or petrol, although diesel is preferred I'd rather not have the complexity of a modern diesel with all its trickery. 6)Be Tax band J or lower.
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi - White/grey smoke on startup or after idling 15 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    He wouldn't commit to anything without an expensive engine strip down. Since then I've done 400 miles and making sure only diesel is going in the tank ruling out the petrol theory, the car uses no oil or water and runs at the correct temperature. I've read that white/grey smoke is unburnt diesel, this would explain the poor fuel economy, the car has done 78000 miles and has a patchy service history.
• Ford Transit (2001) - Transist 2.0TDDi running fault 13 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Neither of these have happened. I have replaced the fuel filter and this has improved the the general performance of the van slightly but noth the missfire. I am now starting to think maybe the injectors are at fault and it is not getting enough fuel to 1/all cylinders Any help would be greatly appriciated as im no diesel expert.
• The new Clio has broken down! 2 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  So Renault - BAD BAD BAD - the fuel gage and trip computer is wildy inaccurate. Clio 3 DCi owners beware. Renault GOOD GOOD GOOD, thanks for making the re priming of the diesel system so easy and obvious. Ah the smell of diesel on hands!
• Golf Diesel Cutting Out 18 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Everything you could think of we checked, ie tank unit out checked filters, blew fuel lines out, replaced fuel filter, checked all joints for sucking in air. One day a chap was walking past the garage who knew the boss and commented on this car and gave him a bit of history. He said it had been to the dealers who had replaced allsorts and gave it back to the garage who had sent it in for repair, who in turn had given it back to their customer, and it broke down in the Tyne Tunnel.
• Ford Fiesta - misfiring, it now happens 2 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  3. it now smokes on acceleration, quite a bit when its cold, but it gets less as the engine warms up, could this be related to item number 2? 4. ive had the diesel leaked fixed, it was leaking from the throtle shaft seal. 5. its now running on so called "cleaner diesel", but it was misfiring before the change, so ive ruled that out 6. ive tried changing petrol stations, no difference to misfiring or the smoke. 7. ive replaced the fuel filter & checked for water getting into the fuel. both have got no problems.
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 06 1.9 Hydro hybrid fuel improvement for better mp 18 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Forget the Green bit in a way, I'm also after the Mean part of this product, i.e saving money on ever rising petrol & diesel costs at the pump. I'm very persuaded to get a Hydo unit from hydrotechnix (http://www.water-fuel-hybrid.moonfruit.com) but I'm still a little nervous. Does anyone have any experience of how well these work and if they last?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1999 2.0 HDI Air in fuel line? 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I very stupidly let my car run out of diesel the other day, she started fine when I put fuel in her and I drove to work. I then drove home and it was still ok (although the engine diagnostics light was on) but when I tried to start her again it wouldnt kick in, I am assuming there is air in the fuel line?
• A bigger engine = worse fuel economy? 15 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, Been looking for a new mid-mpv, at my price range I can get a nearly new 1.6 or 1.8 Zafira or a bit older diesel, pretty much the same situation on the other cars I have looked at. I am keen to get as fuel efficient car as I can, my current Picasso gives around 35 mpg on longer trips but reading some reviews it seems that in some cases 1.8 or 2.0 cars can get better fuel efficiency and in some cases better than their equivalent 1.6.
• Mercedes C class estate - Wide profile tyres and fuel consumption 12 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  I now have long term fuel consumption figures from both cars, to prove the point. If anything, with current diesel prices, I am even lighter footed with the current car, than my previous one. The first car had a long term perfmance over 10's of thousands of miles, of 42 MPG, the current one shows 37.8.
• Ford Focus - 99 Ford Focus TD DI - Fuel leak 25 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  So bolted everything back together and made sure all was tight including the fuel lines to the injectors. Also resealed the thermostat housing as that was leaking fluid. Ran the car and there was no obvious leeks. Got underneath and there seemed to be a small amount of diesel dripping from the alternator bracket which to me suggested the back of the fuel pump where we couldn't see anything.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 2.0tddi - no fuel in filter 31 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Ive got a 51 reg 2.0 tddi mondeo estate, the other day while driving it started to splutter and throw out loads of smoke and finaly cut out and would not start again,i had the car towed home and was told it may be fuel filter blocked and may needed changing ,so went bought new filter took old filter off and noticed there was no fuel in it,so before i put the new filter on i filled it with diesel connected everything back up and it started straight away i left it running for 10 mins then i cut out and would not restart so i disconnected the filter again and once more no fuel in it.Could it be the lift pump under the car near the fuel tank and also is there a relay that runs the pump.I know there not cheap is there any way of testing to see if it is the pump.
• Is diesel suitable for my situation 8 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Am I right to discount diesels and look for an economical petrol?
• BMW 7-Series E65/E66 (2002 - 2009) - BMW 2004 Diesels 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I'm going to buy a newer version of my car but i'm considering switching to diesel because of the numbers: 0-60 time, torque and of course fuel economy are all in the diesel version's favour, only the BHP value and top end speed (which i'd never get even close to!) is in the petrol's favour by a tiny margin.
• Diesel experts: your advice needed! 23 May 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone heard of this? If so, what is the cure? 2) Do diesels get a lot slower if they've missed some services? I have a suspicion the car has missed the last one or two, but I've no idea if that should make a difference. 3) Can fuel additives/injector cleaners make a difference?
• nissan z24 (old model) - diesel engine selection for a pick up truck 16 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  keep in your mind that users of this car expect to load this car up to 2000 kg  normally.(somehow like light truck). we  want to consider an diesel engine with two important outcome: 1)good performance and feeling in driving specially in low RPM  2)low fuel consumption thanks in advanced mojtaba
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo/Vectra 2005 - petrol or diesel? 24 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  we are usually short runs (10 miles return) with occasional big trips, but like the comfort of  a car Mondeo/Vectra sized - hatchback slightly preferable for the supermarket car park. :-) . Never owned a diesel before because they were always much pricier to buy. BUT.... in the age range we are looking at (about 2005 reg) the diesel cars are the same price or cheaper to buy, which means that with lower fuel consumption a diesel may be a good idea.
• Dangerous diesel spills 5 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Spilt gasoline evaporates, spilt diesel doesn't. It's oil, and rubber and oil combined don't have much of a friction coefficient. Fuel spills on corners, roundabouts, even gas station forecourts can (literally) be lethal to a two-wheeler.
• Mazda 323 (1998 - 2003) - Shell V-Power Diesel 27 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I just wanted to share my own experience with the v-power diesel which I've been using on/off for last 3 weeks. I filled up the car with v-power diesel (fuel tank was almost empty). Drove the car and after few miles I could feel the smoothness and a bit of extra power in particular when driving in 3rd/4th gear.